Feb 25 Vatican official convicted of child sex abuse in Australian court By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press The most senior Catholic cleric ever charged with child sex abuse has been convicted of molesting two choirboys moments after celebrating Mass, dealing a new blow to the Catholic hierarchy's credibility after a year of global revelations of abuse and… Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch 4:56 News Wrap: Trump heads to Vietnam for meeting with Kim Jong Un In our Monday news wrap, President Trump is heading to Vietnam for his second summit with North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, but he’s downplaying expectations around getting Kim to give up his country’s nuclear weapons. Meanwhile, House Democrats are… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch 5:40 What did Pope Francis' summit on clerical sex abuse achieve? The unprecedented Vatican summit focused on clerical sexual abuse concluded over the weekend, with Pope Francis insisting the Catholic Church must end its long history of covering up child sexual abuse. The pope called for an “all-out battle” but didn’t… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch 8:48 Venezuela's political battle over foreign aid turns to violent confrontation By Nadja Drost, Bruno Frederico Violent protests erupted this past weekend in Venezuela over humanitarian aid shipments into the country. Meanwhile, Vice President Pence traveled to Colombia to meet with opposition leader Juan Guaido, promising that the U.S. would increase sanctions on Venezuela in an… Continue watching
Feb 25 American freed from captivity in Yemen, Trump announces By Associated Press President Donald Trump announced Monday that American citizen Danny Burch has been freed after 18 months of captivity in Yemen in what the State Department suggested was a rescue operation. Continue reading
Feb 25 AP Analysis: What the Pope's sex abuse summit has and hasn't changed By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press No sweeping new law was announced to punish bishops who cover up abuse. No files were released or global reporting requirement endorsed requiring priestly rapists to be reported to police. But some concrete steps were announced at the summit's end. Continue reading
Feb 25 Iran's foreign minister resigns amid nuclear deal turmoil By Nasser Karimi, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Mohammad Javad Zarif's resignation leaves Iran's relatively moderate President Hassan Rouhani without one of his main allies in pushing the Islamic Republic toward more negotiation with the West. Continue reading
Feb 25 UK's Labour Party leader to support a new referendum on EU membership By Jill Lawless, Lorne Cook, Associated Press The party has previously said it would support a referendum as a last resort if it could not secure a new election or make changes to Prime Minister Theresa May's EU divorce deal. Continue reading
Feb 25 EU top official Donald Tusk calls on Theresa May to delay Brexit By Raf Casert, Lorne Cook, Associated Press After nearly two years of bitter talks on the departure of Britain from the European Union, there's now even disagreement between the two on when Brexit should actually take place. Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch 11:29 Louis Armstrong archive brings musician's influence into the modern era By Megan Thompson, Mori Rothman Louis Armstrong, one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, left behind a vast trove of materials including collages, scrapbooks, and audio recordings when he died in 1971. The Louis Armstrong House Museum in Queens digitized its archive… Continue watching